--- title: Psalms 116 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 116 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/116/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/) / chapter 116 # Psalms 116 19 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [116:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.1/) — אָהַבְתִּי כִּֽי־יִשְׁמַע ׀ יְהוָה אֶת־קוֹלִי תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ — I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications. - [116:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.2/) — כִּֽי־הִטָּה אָזְנוֹ לִי וּבְיָמַי אֶקְרָֽא׃ — Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days. - [116:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.3/) — אֲפָפוּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וּמְצָרֵי שְׁאוֹל מְצָאוּנִי צָרָה וְיָגוֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃ — The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. - [116:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.4/) — וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא אָנָּה יְהוָה מַלְּטָה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.' - [116:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.5/) — חַנּוּן יְהֹוָה וְצַדִּיק וֵאלֹהֵינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃ — Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate. - [116:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.6/) — שֹׁמֵר פְּתָאיִם יְהֹוָה דַּלּוֹתִי וְלִי יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ — The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. - [116:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.7/) — שׁוּבִי נַפְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָיְכִי כִּֽי־יְהוָה גָּמַל עָלָֽיְכִי׃ — Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. - [116:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.8/) — כִּי חִלַּצְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת אֶת־עֵינִי מִן־דִּמְעָה אֶת־רַגְלִי מִדֶּֽחִי׃ — For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling. - [116:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.9/) — אֶתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּאַרְצוֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ — I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living. - [116:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.10/) — הֶאֱמַנְתִּי כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אֲנִי עָנִיתִי מְאֹֽד׃ — I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.' - [116:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.11/) — אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי כָּֽל־הָאָדָם כֹּזֵֽב׃ — I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.' - [116:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.12/) — מָֽה־אָשִׁיב לַיהוָה כָּֽל־תַּגְמוּלוֹהִי עָלָֽי׃ — How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me? - [116:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.13/) — כּוֹס־יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָֽא׃ — I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. - [116:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.14/) — נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ — My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people. - [116:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.15/) — יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה הַמָּוְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃ — Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints. - [116:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.16/) — אָֽנָּה יְהוָה כִּֽי־אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ אֲ‍ֽנִי־עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶךָ פִּתַּחְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃ — I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands. - [116:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.17/) — לְֽךָ־אֶזְבַּח זֶבַח תּוֹדָה וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָֽא׃ — I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. - [116:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.18/) — נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ — I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people; - [116:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.116.19/) — בְּחַצְרוֹת ׀ בֵּית יְהוָה בְּֽתוֹכֵכִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ — In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. - ← previous: [Psalms 115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/115/) - next →: [Psalms 117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/117/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)